The Quartz Mining Land Use Regulation (PDF 520KB) (pursuant to the Quartz Mining Act (PDF 579KB)) classifies exploration activies based on varying levels of specific activities. Quartz Mining exploration activities are organized into four classes (1-4). See the Exploration Class Thresholds chart below for information about allowable activies for each class.
Each item within the table defines the upper limit of an activity or element permissible within that class of operation. If an exploration operation exceeds even one of the criteria identified, it would move up into the next class of operation. Click on the Class links below to find out more
Browse through the links below to learn more about the how different activities are classified and what regulations apply to each Class.
It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure that all application forms and related plans are completed, contain all of the required technical information, and are submitted within the correct class of program. Failure to do so could result in delays.
If an activity (i.e. airborne geophysical survey) is not listed in the following table, that activity will not be used to classify the program, but should be included in an application for a Class II Notification or a Class 3/4 Mining Land Use Approval application. See below for forms.
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Types of Exploration
- Airborne Geophysics
- Prospecting and Reconnaissance Geology
- Line Cutting
- Geological Mapping
- Geochemical Surveys
- Ground Geophysical Surveys
- Mechanical and Hand Trenching and Stripping
- Drilling
Fees
- Class 2 Notification: $100.00
- Application for an approval of an Operating Plan for a Class 3 or 4 exploration program of not more than five years duration: $250.00
- Application for approval of an Operating Plan for a Class 3 or 4 exploration program of more than 5 years duration: $500.00
- Amendment to an Operating Plan: $150.00
- Application for an assignment of an Operating Plan: $50.00
